Two folders containing field books, correspondence and surveys by J. Morton Boyd.
Two folders containing Tiree Field Books from 1953-7, Laboraoty Books 2-6, correspondence and surveys on Coll by J. Morton Boyd.
2000.220.14
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Associated People: Boyd, Mr John Morton, Balephuil (1925 - 1998)
2000.220.2
Bound copy of Dr J. Morton Boyd`s thesis `The Lumbricidae in the Hebrides`.
J. Morton Boyd`s PhD thesis about earthworms in the Hebrides.
2003.163.3
Colour photograph of Winnifred Boyd and Nan MacClounnan in 1993.
Winnifred Boyd and Nan MacClounnan cutting `muran` (marram grass) for thatching, photographed by Morton Boyd in Balephetrish in September 1993.
2000.109.8
Paperback book `The Highlands and Islands` by F. Fraser Darling and J. Morton Boyd.
The natural history of the Highlands and Islands by two prominent naturalists, including references to Tiree in the index.
2000.86.42
Photocopied journal extract `The Birds of Tiree and Coll` by J. Morton Boyd.
Ecological descriptions of Tiree and Coll and list of species sighted.
1998.322.1
Paperback book `The Natural Environment of the Inner Hebrides` edited by John Morton Boyd and D. R. Bowes.
Assemblage of the recorded knowledge of the natural envirnment of the Inner Hebrides with descriptions of the use of natural resources for traditional and conventional exploitation by man.
1998.162.2
Journal extract `Fluctuations of Common Snipe, Jack Snipe and Golden Plover in Tiree, Argyllshire` by J. Morton Boyd.
Study of the fluctuations of snipe and golden plover on Tiree over a period of 25 years, signed by author. Plus a photocopy downloaded from Taylor & Francis in 2015.
1998.162.4
Journal extract `The Ecology of Earthworms in Cattle-grazed Machair in Tiree, Argyll` by J. Morton Boyd.
Study of the ecology of earthworms in cattle-grazed machair in Tiree by J. Morton Boyd, signed by the author.
1998.47.1
Photocopied journal extract `The Birds of Tiree and Coll` by J Morton Boyd.
Descriptions of the geography and ecology of Tiree and Coll, their fauna and a detailed list of birds (continues in 1998.47.2).
1998.47.2
Photocopied journal extract `The Birds of Tiree and Coll` by J Morton Boyd.
Descriptions of the geography and ecology of Tiree and Coll, their fauna and a detailed list of birds (continued from 1998.47.1).